Peach
Fire Department

Instructor-led discussion of wildland and wildland-urban interface (WUI) firefighting. Officer selects focus. Topics that fit this sheet include: fire behavior (fuel, weather, topography), 10 Standard Firefighting Orders / 18 Watch-Out Situations / LCES (Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, Safety Zones), tactical methods (direct attack, indirect attack, parallel, anchor and flank), hand tools (Pulaski, McLeod, fire rake, chainsaw), wet line / black line / hose lay, mop-up techniques, fire shelter deployment, structure triage in WUI (defensible space, access, water, construction), apparatus positioning (escape route, engine protection — burn-over), brush truck pump-and-roll operations, and red flag / fire weather watches. Reference: NFPA 1051, NWCG S-130/S-190, NFPA 1141 (WUI), Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG). Document specific topic covered.

1. 1. State LCES and apply to a scenario.
2. 2. Identify fuel / weather / topo factors influencing fire behavior.
3. 3. Describe the attack method discussed and crew positions.
4. 4. Identify structure triage criteria.
5. 5. Review apparatus protection and escape route planning.

For firefighters from other departments.